It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for Benin. Last weekend they held elections for the national parliament, which at least in my part of the country were peaceful and orderly. Campaigning was interesting to watch, it’s all confined to a two week period before the election, and as far Read more…
It’s been a very busy couple of weeks here. Work is picking up, we are almost at the end of the first semester (the first semester runs from October through February, the second March until sometime in May, don’t ask why the semesters are so unbalanced). Also, for a dry Read more…
After a long stay at the Parakou workstation I’ve finally made it to my village and started trying to integrate/work. Overall life has been pretty slow and uneventful since getting to post, but there have been some pretty interesting things. First off, I’ve previously written about my great relationship with Read more…